EP3119874A1 - Microorganisms having enhanced l-amino acids productivity and process for producing l-amino acids using the same - Google Patents

Microorganisms having enhanced l-amino acids productivity and process for producing l-amino acids using the same

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EP3119874A1
EP3119874A1 EP15764058.2A EP15764058A EP3119874A1 EP 3119874 A1 EP3119874 A1 EP 3119874A1 EP 15764058 A EP15764058 A EP 15764058A EP 3119874 A1 EP3119874 A1 EP 3119874A1
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  • the present invention relates to a microorganism having enhanced producibility of an L-amino acid and a method of producing an L-amino acid using the microorganism.
  • Adenosine-5'-triphosphate has high-energy phosphate bonds and generate energy when ATP is hydrolyzed to adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and a phosphate.
  • ATP is the main energy source for all living organisms. ATP is synthesized by electron transport system within a microorganism, substrate-level phosphorylation, or the like. The ATP supplies energy that is required by cells when being degraded, and then, is continuously recycled through a process of glycolysis or oxidative phosphorylation.
  • microorganisms that produce useful metabolites by fermentation are known to demand for more ATP-like energies in accordance with the enhancement of ATP biosynthesis.
  • the inventors of the present invention increase a proportion of the ATP, which is the most used energy source to produce an L-amino acid, within a cell, so as to confirm effects of the ATP on the production of the L-amino acid, thereby completing the present invention.
  • the present invention provides a recombinant microorganism having enhanced producibility of an L-amino acid in accordance with an increased ATP level therein.
  • the present invention provides a method of producing an L-amino acid using the recombinant microorganism.
  • a recombinant microorganism having enhanced producibility of an L-amino acid wherein activity of at least one of adenosine deaminase and AMP nucleosidase is removed or decreased.
  • adenosine deaminase refers to an enzyme that is present in the cytosol and participates in a part of purine metabolism.
  • the Add may act on a C-6 position of adenosine so that an amino group bound to the C-6 position is deaminated, and in this regard, the Add may have a role in catalyzing a conversion reaction of 'adenosine+H 2 O ⁇ inosine+NH 3 ', resulting in production of inosine and ammonium.
  • An amino acid sequence of the Add may be provided by known data base, such as GenBank of NCBI, but the data base is not limited thereto.
  • the Add may include, in detail, an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, or an amino acid sequence having about 80% or more, 90% or more, or 95% more sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14.
  • such an amino acid sequence having sequence identity includes an amino acid sequence in which a part of the sequence is deleted, modified, substituted, or added.
  • the sequence of the Add may include a polynucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14.
  • the polynucleotide sequence encoding the Add protein may be referred as an add gene (NCBI Gene ID: 12931257).
  • a sequence of the add gene encoding the Add protein may include a polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13, or a polynucleotide sequence having about 80% or more, 90% or more, or 95% or more sequence identity with the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13.
  • a base sequence having sequence identity includes a base sequence in which a part of the sequence is deleted, modified, substituted, or added.
  • AMP nucleosidase used herein refers to an enzyme that belongs to the family of hydrolases, e.g., glycosylases that hydrolyse N-glycosyl compounds, and is also called adenylate nucleosidase.
  • the Amn may participate in a part of purine metabolism. For example, the Amn may have a role in catalyzing a conversion reaction of 'AMP + H 2 O ⁇ D-ribose 5-phosphate + adenine'.
  • ATP levels within the cell may be increased.
  • An amino acid sequence of the Amn may be provided by known data base, such as GenBank of NCBI, but the data base is not limited thereto.
  • the Amn may include, in detail, an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, or an amino acid sequence having about 80% or more, 90% or more, or 95% more sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16.
  • such an amino acid sequence having sequence identity includes an amino acid sequence in which a part of the sequence is deleted, modified, substituted, or added.
  • the sequence of the Amn may include a polynucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16.
  • the polynucleotide sequence encoding the Amn protein may be referred as an amn gene (NCBI Gene ID: 12931407).
  • a sequence of the amn gene encoding the Amn protein may include a polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15, or a polynucleotide sequence having about 80% or more, 90% or more, or 95% or more sequence identity with the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15.
  • a base sequence having sequence identity includes a base sequence in which a part of the sequence is deleted, modified, substituted, or added.
  • sequence identity refers to a degree of similarity in base sequences of genes encoding proteins or in amino acid sequences.
  • the expression products of the genes may have the same or similar activity as one another.
  • the activity of the Add or the Amn may be removed or decreased in a microorganism, and the microorganism may be used for the purpose of producing the L-amino acid.
  • the activity of the Add and the Amn separately or together may be removed or decreased.
  • the activity of both proteins may be removed or decreased.
  • the recombinant microorganism having removed or decreased activity of the Add or the Amn results in enhanced producibility of the L-amino acid compared to a microorganism in which activity of the proteins is not removed or decreased.
  • L-amino acid refers to a basic structural unit of a protein constituting the body of an organism and having both an amino group and a carboxylic acid group that are attached to the same carbon atom.
  • the L-amino acid may be selected from the group consisting of L-leucine, L-phenylalanine, L-lysine, L-threonine, L-valine, L-isoleucine, L-tryptophan, and L-methionine.
  • the L-amino acid may be L-tryptophan or L-threonine.
  • recombinant microorganism refers to a microorganism that is genetically modified.
  • the recombinant microorganism may be a microorganism that is genetically engineered, and for example, an exogenous nucleic acid may be introduced to a microorganism according to genetic engineering methods, or a sequence or location of an endogenous gene in a microorganism may be transformed.
  • the term "removed activity" of an enzyme or a polypeptide as used herein refers to a case where the above-described protein is not expressed at all in a microorganism, or a case where the above-described protein is expressed, but does not have any activity.
  • the term “decreased activity” an enzyme or a polypeptide as used herein refers to a case where the above-described protein is expressed, but activity thereof is weak compared to the intrinsic activity.
  • the term “removed activity” or “decreased activity” may be replaced with the term “inactivation” or "weakness of activity”
  • Intrinsic activity as used herein refers to activity of a microorganism in a natural state, i.e. activity originally existing in a microorganism, or activity of a protein that has not been genetically modified.
  • the removal or reduction of the activity of the Add or the Amn may be caused by deletion or modification of genes that each encodes the Add or the Amn.
  • the term "deletion or modification of genes" used herein refers to a case where a part or all of the genes or regulatory factors on promoter or terminator regions of the genes are mutated, substituted, deleted, or inserted with at least one base, so that the genes are not expressed or the genes are expressed in a small amount, or the genes are expressed without showing enzymatic activity or with decreased enzymatic activity.
  • the deletion or disruption of the genes may be achieved by genetic manipulation, such as homologous recombination, mutagenesis, or molecular evolution.
  • the add gene encoding the Add or the amn gene encoding the Amn may be removed from the genome of the microorganism by homologous recombination, or may have a modified start codon.
  • recombinant microorganism having enhanced producibility of the L-amino acid refers to a microorganism capable of producing and accumulating the L-amino acid from a carbon source contained in a medium.
  • the recombinant microorganism having removed or decreased activity of the Add or the Amn results in enhanced producibility of the L-amino acid compared to a microorganism in which activity of the enzymes is not modified.
  • a threonine-producing strain and a tryptophan-producing strain that have inactivated enzymes described above each had enhanced producibility of threonine and tryptophan as compared to mother strains of the threonine-producing strain and the tryptophan-producing strain.
  • the recombinant microorganism may be a microorganism of the genus Escherichia , the genus Enterbacter , the genus Erwinia , the genus Serratia , the genus Providencia , the genus Corynebacterium , and the genus Brevibacterium .
  • the recombinant microorganism may be a microorganism of the genus Escherichia .
  • the microorganism of the genus Escherichia may be Escherichia coli ( E. coli ), e.g., KCCM11494P.
  • the KCCM11494P is a KCCM10910P ⁇ add ⁇ amn strain prepared by using a threonine-producing strain (KCCM10910P) as a mother strain and performing deletion of both add and amn genes.
  • KCCM10910P threonine-producing strain
  • the production of threonine in the KCCM11494P is found to be greater than that in the mother strain (KCCM10910P).
  • the KCCM11494P was named ' E. coli CA03-8254P', and then, was deposited at the Korean Culture Center of Microorganisms (hereinafter, referred to as 'KCCM') on December 9, 2013. under the Budapest Treaty.
  • composition for producing the L-amino acid wherein the composition includes the recombinant microorganism.
  • composition for producing the L-amino acid refers to a composition capable of producing the L-amino acid as a metabolite using the recombinant microorganism producing the L-amino acid or a culture product of the recombinant microorganism.
  • the recombinant microorganism producing the L-amino acid is defined the same as described above.
  • the L-amino acid may be selected from the group consisting of, for example, L-leucine, L-phenylalanine, L-lysine, L-threonine, L-valine, L-isoleucine, L-tryptophan, and L-methionine.
  • the L-amino acid may be L-threonine or L-tryptophan.
  • culture product refers to a broth culture containing the recombinant microorganism, a culture supernatant from which a microbial cell is removed, or a diluted solution of the culture product.
  • the composition may further include an ingredient for increasing the productivity of the L-amino acid.
  • the composition may further include carbon sources, nitrogen sources, or trace element ingredients.
  • the carbon sources may include, for example, carbohydrates, such as glucose, sucrose, lactose, fructose, maltose, starch, and cellulose; fats, such as soybean oil, sunflower oil, castor oil, and coconut oil; fatty acids, such as palmitic acid, stearic acid, and linoleic acid; alcohol, such as glycerol and ethanol; and organic acids, such as acetic acid, or a combination thereof.
  • the culturing of the recombinant microorganism may be performed by using glucose as a carbon source.
  • the nitrogen sources may include, for example, organic nitrogen sources, such as peptone, yeast extract, gravy, malt extract, corn steep liquor (CSL), and soybean flour; and inorganic nitrogen sources, such as urea, ammonium sulfate, ammonium chloride, ammonium phosphate, ammonium carbonate, and ammonium nitrate; or a combination thereof.
  • the composition may include, as a phosphorus source, potassium dihydrogen phosphate or potassium hydrogen phosphate.
  • the composition may include sodium-containing salts corresponding to the phosphorus source, and metal salts, such as magnesium sulfate or iron sulfate.
  • a culture medium may include amino acids, vitamins, and appropriate precursors.
  • a method of producing the L-amino acid including: culturing the recombinant microorganism producing the L-amino acid; and collecting the L-amino acid from the culture product.
  • the recombinant microorganism producing the L-amino acid is defined the same as described above.
  • the L-amino acid may be selected from the group consisting of, for example L-leucine, L-phenylalanine, L-lysine, L-threonine, L-valine, L-isoleucine, L-tryptophan, and L-methionine.
  • the L-amino acid may be L-threonine or L-tryptophan.
  • the culturing of the recombinant microorganism may be achieved in accordance with an appropriate culture medium and culture conditions that are well known in the art.
  • one of ordinary skill in the art may appropriately adjust a culture medium and culture conditions according to the selected microorganism.
  • the culture method may include a batch culture, a continuous culture, a fed-batch culture, or a combination thereof.
  • the culture medium may include a variety of carbon sources, nitrogen sources, and trace element ingredients.
  • the carbon sources may include, for example, carbohydrates, such as glucose, sucrose, lactose, fructose, maltose, starch, and cellulose; fats, such as soybean oil, sunflower oil, castor oil, and coconut oil; fatty acids, such as palmitic acid, stearic acid, and linoleic acid; alcohol, such as glycerol and ethanol; and organic acids, such as acetic acid, or a combination thereof.
  • carbohydrates such as glucose, sucrose, lactose, fructose, maltose, starch, and cellulose
  • fats such as soybean oil, sunflower oil, castor oil, and coconut oil
  • fatty acids such as palmitic acid, stearic acid, and linoleic acid
  • alcohol such as glycerol and ethanol
  • organic acids such as acetic acid, or a combination thereof.
  • the culturing of the recombinant microorganism may be performed by using glucose as a carbon source.
  • the nitrogen sources may include, for example, organic nitrogen sources, such as peptone, yeast extract, gravy, malt extract, corn steep liquor (CSL), and soybean flour; and inorganic nitrogen sources, such as urea, ammonium sulfate, ammonium chloride, ammonium phosphate, ammonium carbonate, and ammonium nitrate; or a combination thereof.
  • the culture medium may include, as a phosphorus source, potassium dihydrogen phosphate or potassium hydrogen phosphate.
  • the culture medium may include sodium-containing slats corresponding to the phosphorus source, and metal salts, such as magnesium sulfate or iron sulfate.
  • the culture medium may include amino acids, vitamins, and appropriate precursors. The medium or individual ingredients of the medium may be added to the culture medium in a batch or continuous manner.
  • compounds such as ammonium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, ammonia, phosphoric acid, and sulfuric acid may be added to the culture medium during the culturing of the recombinant microorganism in an appropriate manner, so as to adjust pH of the culture medium.
  • antifoaming agents such as fatty acid polyglycol ester, may be used during the culturing of the recombinant microorganism, so as to suppress production of air bubbles.
  • oxygen or oxygen-containing gas e.g., air
  • a temperature of the culture medium may typically be in a range of about 20°C to about 45°C, for example, about 25°C to about 40°C.
  • a period of the culturing of the recombinant microorganism may last until a desired amount of the L-amino acid is obtained, and for example, the culturing of the recombinant microorganism may last about 10 hours to about 160 hours.
  • the collecting of the L-amino acid from the culture product may be performed by appropriate culture methods known in the art, such as a batch culture, a continuous culture, or a fed-batch culture, so as to collect or recover the L-amino acid produced in the culture product.
  • a microorganism having removed or decreased activity of at least one protein selected from adenosine deaminase and AMP nucleosidase may be used to produce an L-amino acid.
  • composition for producing an L-amino acid or a method of producing an L-amino acid may be used to produce an L-amino acid in an efficient manner.
  • FIG. 1 is a graph showing ATP levels in an L-threonine-producing strain upon gene deletion performed according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a graph showing ATP levels in an L-tryptophan-producing strain upon gene deletion performed according to the present invention.
  • Example 1 Preparation of L-threonine-producing strain and L-tryptophane-producing strain, each has weakened activity of a protein encoded by add gene or amn gene
  • L-threonine-producing strains i.e., KCCM10910P (Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No: 2009-0076389) and KCCM-10132 (Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication NO: 2000-0013853), and L-tryptophane-producing strain, i.e., KCCM10812P (Korean Patent No: 10-0792095)
  • genes that each encodes the Add and the Amn were deleted by homologous recombination.
  • the add and amn genes to be deleted each include a base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 and a base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15.
  • one step inactivation which is a technique of constructing a mutant using lambda Red recombinase developed by Datsenko KA et al. (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA., (2000) 97:6640 -6645), was used.
  • a chloramphenicol-resistant gene of pUCprmfmloxC was used as a marker (Korean Patent No: 2009-007554).
  • PCR polymerase chain reaction
  • the DNA fragment obtained by the PCR amplification was electrophoresed on a 0.8% agarose gel, eluted, and used as a template for secondary PCR.
  • the secondary PCR was performed by using the eluted primary PCR product as a template, a primer set of SEQ ID NOS: 3 and 4 having 20 bp of a complementary sequence to the 5' and 3' regions of the primary DNA fragment and further having the 5' and 3' regions of the genes, a primer set of SEQ ID NOS: 9 and 10 under the following conditions: 30 cycles of denaturation at 94°C for 30 seconds, annealing at 55°C for 30 seconds, and elongation at 72°C for 1 minute, resulting in the amplification of 4 types of a gene fragment of approximately 1,300 bp.
  • the DNA fragments obtained therefrom were electrophoresed on a 0.8% agarose gel, eluted, and used in recombination.
  • E. coli which was transformed with a pKD46 plasmid according to the method developed by Datsenko KA et al (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA., (2000) 97:6640-6645), was prepared as a competent strain, and transformation was performed by introducing the gene fragment of 1,300 bp that was obtained by PCR.
  • the obtained strains were selected on a LB medium supplemented with chloramphenicol. Accordingly, a deletion of the genes was confirmed by a PCR product of approximately 1,440 bp and 2,104 bp obtained by PCR using a primer set of SEQ ID NOS: 5 and 6 and a primer set of SEQ ID NOS: 11 and 12.
  • the primary recombinant E. coli strain having chloramphenicol resistance was introduced with a pJW168 plasmid so as to remove the chloramphenicol marker gene from the strain (Gene, (2000) 247,255-264).
  • a deletion of the genes was confirmed by a PCR product of approximately 340 bp and 1,004 bp obtained by PCR using a primer set of SEQ ID NOS: 5 and 6 and a primer set of SEQ ID NOS: 11 and 12.
  • a deletion of the amn gene was performed in the same manner as described above by using a strain where the add gene was deleted, a primer set of SEQ ID NOS: 5 and 6, and a primer set of SEQ ID NOS: 11 and 12, and accordingly, a double deletion of these two genes were confirmed.
  • L-threonine-producing strains i.e., a KCCM10910P ⁇ add strain, a KCCM10910P ⁇ amn strain, a KCCM10910P ⁇ add ⁇ amn strain, a KCCM-10132 ⁇ add strain, a KCCM-10132 ⁇ amn strain, and a KCCM-10132 ⁇ add ⁇ amn strain.
  • 3 types of L-tryptophan-producing strains i.e., a KCCM10812P ⁇ add strain, a KCCM10812P ⁇ amn strain, and a KCCM10812P ⁇ add ⁇ amn strain, were prepared.
  • the microbial cells were washed with a solution of 100 mM Tris-Cl (pH 7.5), and then, treated with a permeable (PB) buffer solution (40%[v/v] Glucose, 0.8%[v/v] Triton X-100) for 30 minutes, thereby transporting the intracellular ATP to the outside.
  • PB permeable
  • the resultant was mixed with luciferin, which is used as a substrate of luciferase.
  • the degree of color development of the luciferase was measured by using a luminometer, so as to quantify ATP levels. The results are shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. All the resulting values were mean values obtained by experiments that were repeated 3 times.
  • Example 1 In the L-threonie-producing strain (KCCM10910P) of Example 1, the add and amn genes were deleted separately or in combination, so as to proceed a potency test with respect to the strains having increased intracellular ATP levels by using glucose as a carbon source.
  • the strains each having different genetic transformation were cultured in the LB solid medium overnight in an incubation at 33°C. Afterwards, 1 platinum loop of each of the microbial cells was inoculated in 25 ml of titer medium containing glucose as shown in the composition of Table 1 below, and then, was cultured in an incubator at 33°C and at 200 rpm for 50 hours. The results are shown in Table 2 below. All the resulting values were mean values obtained from 3 flasks.
  • the KCCM10910P ⁇ add ⁇ amn strain having enhanced glucose consumption rates and threonine producibility was named ' E. coli CA03-8254P' (Accession No: KCCM11494P, deposited at the Korean Culture Center of Microorganisms (KCCM) on December 9, 2013).
  • the strains each having different genetic transformation were cultured in the LB solid medium overnight in an incubation at 33°C. Afterwards, 1 platinum loop of each of the microbial cells was inoculated in 25 ml of titer medium containing glucose as shown in the composition of Table 1 below, and then, was cultured in an incubator at 33°C and at 200 rpm for 50 hours. The results are shown in Table 3 below. All the resulting values were mean values obtained from 3 flasks.
  • the strains having the gene deletion according to the present invention resulted in the increased glucose consumption by about 13% as compared with the glucose consumption of the mother strain. It was also confirmed that the amounts of threonine produced in the strains were increased by about 6.4% as compared with the amount of threonine produced in the mother strain.
  • Example 5 Confirmation of effects of L-tryptophan-producing strain having weakened activity of proteins encoded by E. coli add and amn genes in glucose-containing medium
  • the add and amn genes were deleted separately or in combination, so as to proceed a potency test with respect to the strains having increased intracellular ATP levels by using glucose as a carbon source.
  • the strains having the gene deletion according to the present invention resulted in the increased glucose consumption by about 10% as compared with the glucose consumption of the mother strain. It was also confirmed that the amounts of tryptophan produced in the strains were increased by about 26.6 % as compared with the amount of tryptophan produced in the mother strain.

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Abstract

Disclosed are a recombinant microorganism having enhanced L-amino acid productivity, wherein the recombinant microorganism is transformed to have removed or decreased activity of at least one of adenosine deaminase and AMP nucleosidase, and a method of producing an L-amino acid using the recombinant microorganism. The use of the recombinant microorganism may enable the production of the L-amino acid in a highly efficient manner.

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    MICROORGANISMS HAVING ENHANCED L-AMINO ACIDS PRODUCTIVITY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING L-AMINO ACIDS USING THE SAME
  • The present invention relates to a microorganism having enhanced producibility of an L-amino acid and a method of producing an L-amino acid using the microorganism.
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  • Adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) has high-energy phosphate bonds and generate energy when ATP is hydrolyzed to adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and a phosphate. ATP is the main energy source for all living organisms. ATP is synthesized by electron transport system within a microorganism, substrate-level phosphorylation, or the like. The ATP supplies energy that is required by cells when being degraded, and then, is continuously recycled through a process of glycolysis or oxidative phosphorylation. In addition, microorganisms that produce useful metabolites by fermentation are known to demand for more ATP-like energies in accordance with the enhancement of ATP biosynthesis.
  • In this regard, the inventors of the present invention increase a proportion of the ATP, which is the most used energy source to produce an L-amino acid, within a cell, so as to confirm effects of the ATP on the production of the L-amino acid, thereby completing the present invention.
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  • The present invention provides a recombinant microorganism having enhanced producibility of an L-amino acid in accordance with an increased ATP level therein.
  • The present invention provides a method of producing an L-amino acid using the recombinant microorganism.
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  • According to an aspect of the present invention, a recombinant microorganism having enhanced producibility of an L-amino acid is disclosed, wherein activity of at least one of adenosine deaminase and AMP nucleosidase is removed or decreased.
  • The term "adenosine deaminase (Add)" as used herein refers to an enzyme that is present in the cytosol and participates in a part of purine metabolism. The Add may act on a C-6 position of adenosine so that an amino group bound to the C-6 position is deaminated, and in this regard, the Add may have a role in catalyzing a conversion reaction of 'adenosine+H2O→inosine+NH3', resulting in production of inosine and ammonium.
  • An amino acid sequence of the Add may be provided by known data base, such as GenBank of NCBI, but the data base is not limited thereto. The Add may include, in detail, an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, or an amino acid sequence having about 80% or more, 90% or more, or 95% more sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14. In addition, such an amino acid sequence having sequence identity includes an amino acid sequence in which a part of the sequence is deleted, modified, substituted, or added. The sequence of the Add may include a polynucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14. The polynucleotide sequence encoding the Add protein may be referred as an add gene (NCBI Gene ID: 12931257). For example, a sequence of the add gene encoding the Add protein may include a polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13, or a polynucleotide sequence having about 80% or more, 90% or more, or 95% or more sequence identity with the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13. Such a base sequence having sequence identity includes a base sequence in which a part of the sequence is deleted, modified, substituted, or added.
  • The term "AMP nucleosidase (Amn)" used herein refers to an enzyme that belongs to the family of hydrolases, e.g., glycosylases that hydrolyse N-glycosyl compounds, and is also called adenylate nucleosidase. The Amn may participate in a part of purine metabolism. For example, the Amn may have a role in catalyzing a conversion reaction of 'AMP + H2O ↔ D-ribose 5-phosphate + adenine'. In addition, when an amn gene encoding the Amn is inactivated, ATP levels within the cell may be increased.
  • An amino acid sequence of the Amn may be provided by known data base, such as GenBank of NCBI, but the data base is not limited thereto. The Amn may include, in detail, an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, or an amino acid sequence having about 80% or more, 90% or more, or 95% more sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16. In addition, such an amino acid sequence having sequence identity includes an amino acid sequence in which a part of the sequence is deleted, modified, substituted, or added. The sequence of the Amn may include a polynucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16. The polynucleotide sequence encoding the Amn protein may be referred as an amn gene (NCBI Gene ID: 12931407). For example, a sequence of the amn gene encoding the Amn protein may include a polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15, or a polynucleotide sequence having about 80% or more, 90% or more, or 95% or more sequence identity with the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15. Such a base sequence having sequence identity includes a base sequence in which a part of the sequence is deleted, modified, substituted, or added.
  • In the present invention, the sequence identity refers to a degree of similarity in base sequences of genes encoding proteins or in amino acid sequences. In the case of high identity of genes, the expression products of the genes may have the same or similar activity as one another.
  • In the present invention, the activity of the Add or the Amn may be removed or decreased in a microorganism, and the microorganism may be used for the purpose of producing the L-amino acid. In the recombinant microorganism of the present invention having enhanced producibility of the L-amino acid, the activity of the Add and the Amn separately or together may be removed or decreased. For example, in the recombinant microorganism, the activity of both proteins may be removed or decreased. The recombinant microorganism having removed or decreased activity of the Add or the Amn results in enhanced producibility of the L-amino acid compared to a microorganism in which activity of the proteins is not removed or decreased.
  • The term "L-amino acid" as used herein refers to a basic structural unit of a protein constituting the body of an organism and having both an amino group and a carboxylic acid group that are attached to the same carbon atom. For example, the L-amino acid may be selected from the group consisting of L-leucine, L-phenylalanine, L-lysine, L-threonine, L-valine, L-isoleucine, L-tryptophan, and L-methionine. For example, the L-amino acid may be L-tryptophan or L-threonine.
  • The term "recombinant microorganism" as used herein refers to a microorganism that is genetically modified. The recombinant microorganism may be a microorganism that is genetically engineered, and for example, an exogenous nucleic acid may be introduced to a microorganism according to genetic engineering methods, or a sequence or location of an endogenous gene in a microorganism may be transformed.
  • The term "removed activity" of an enzyme or a polypeptide as used herein refers to a case where the above-described protein is not expressed at all in a microorganism, or a case where the above-described protein is expressed, but does not have any activity. The term "decreased activity" an enzyme or a polypeptide as used herein refers to a case where the above-described protein is expressed, but activity thereof is weak compared to the intrinsic activity. The term "removed activity" or "decreased activity" may be replaced with the term "inactivation" or "weakness of activity" The term "intrinsic activity" as used herein refers to activity of a microorganism in a natural state, i.e. activity originally existing in a microorganism, or activity of a protein that has not been genetically modified.
  • The removal or reduction of the activity of the Add or the Amn may be caused by deletion or modification of genes that each encodes the Add or the Amn. The term "deletion or modification of genes" used herein refers to a case where a part or all of the genes or regulatory factors on promoter or terminator regions of the genes are mutated, substituted, deleted, or inserted with at least one base, so that the genes are not expressed or the genes are expressed in a small amount, or the genes are expressed without showing enzymatic activity or with decreased enzymatic activity. The deletion or disruption of the genes may be achieved by genetic manipulation, such as homologous recombination, mutagenesis, or molecular evolution. When a cell includes a plurality of the same genes or at least two homologous genes of different polypeptides, one or more genes may be removed or disrupted in the cell. In an exemplary embodiment, the add gene encoding the Add or the amn gene encoding the Amn may be removed from the genome of the microorganism by homologous recombination, or may have a modified start codon.
  • The term "recombinant microorganism having enhanced producibility of the L-amino acid" as used herein refers to a microorganism capable of producing and accumulating the L-amino acid from a carbon source contained in a medium. The recombinant microorganism having removed or decreased activity of the Add or the Amn results in enhanced producibility of the L-amino acid compared to a microorganism in which activity of the enzymes is not modified. In an exemplary embodiment, it was confirmed that a threonine-producing strain and a tryptophan-producing strain that have inactivated enzymes described above each had enhanced producibility of threonine and tryptophan as compared to mother strains of the threonine-producing strain and the tryptophan-producing strain.
  • The recombinant microorganism may be a microorganism of the genus Escherichia, the genus Enterbacter, the genus Erwinia, the genus Serratia, the genus Providencia, the genus Corynebacterium, and the genus Brevibacterium. For example, the recombinant microorganism may be a microorganism of the genus Escherichia. The microorganism of the genus Escherichia may be Escherichia coli (E. coli), e.g., KCCM11494P. The KCCM11494P is a KCCM10910PΔaddΔamn strain prepared by using a threonine-producing strain (KCCM10910P) as a mother strain and performing deletion of both add and amn genes. Here, the production of threonine in the KCCM11494P is found to be greater than that in the mother strain (KCCM10910P).
  • The KCCM11494P was named 'E. coli CA03-8254P', and then, was deposited at the Korean Culture Center of Microorganisms (hereinafter, referred to as 'KCCM') on December 9, 2013. under the Budapest Treaty.
  • According to another aspect of the present invention, a composition for producing the L-amino acid is disclosed, wherein the composition includes the recombinant microorganism. The term "composition for producing the L-amino acid" as used herein refers to a composition capable of producing the L-amino acid as a metabolite using the recombinant microorganism producing the L-amino acid or a culture product of the recombinant microorganism. The recombinant microorganism producing the L-amino acid is defined the same as described above. The L-amino acid may be selected from the group consisting of, for example, L-leucine, L-phenylalanine, L-lysine, L-threonine, L-valine, L-isoleucine, L-tryptophan, and L-methionine. For example, the L-amino acid may be L-threonine or L-tryptophan. The term "culture product" as used herein refers to a broth culture containing the recombinant microorganism, a culture supernatant from which a microbial cell is removed, or a diluted solution of the culture product. The composition may further include an ingredient for increasing the productivity of the L-amino acid. For example, the composition may further include carbon sources, nitrogen sources, or trace element ingredients. The carbon sources may include, for example, carbohydrates, such as glucose, sucrose, lactose, fructose, maltose, starch, and cellulose; fats, such as soybean oil, sunflower oil, castor oil, and coconut oil; fatty acids, such as palmitic acid, stearic acid, and linoleic acid; alcohol, such as glycerol and ethanol; and organic acids, such as acetic acid, or a combination thereof. The culturing of the recombinant microorganism may be performed by using glucose as a carbon source. The nitrogen sources may include, for example, organic nitrogen sources, such as peptone, yeast extract, gravy, malt extract, corn steep liquor (CSL), and soybean flour; and inorganic nitrogen sources, such as urea, ammonium sulfate, ammonium chloride, ammonium phosphate, ammonium carbonate, and ammonium nitrate; or a combination thereof. The composition may include, as a phosphorus source, potassium dihydrogen phosphate or potassium hydrogen phosphate. In addition, the composition may include sodium-containing salts corresponding to the phosphorus source, and metal salts, such as magnesium sulfate or iron sulfate. In addition, a culture medium may include amino acids, vitamins, and appropriate precursors.
  • According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of producing the L-amino acid is disclosed, the method including: culturing the recombinant microorganism producing the L-amino acid; and collecting the L-amino acid from the culture product.
  • The recombinant microorganism producing the L-amino acid is defined the same as described above.
  • The L-amino acid may be selected from the group consisting of, for example L-leucine, L-phenylalanine, L-lysine, L-threonine, L-valine, L-isoleucine, L-tryptophan, and L-methionine. For example, the L-amino acid may be L-threonine or L-tryptophan. The culturing of the recombinant microorganism may be achieved in accordance with an appropriate culture medium and culture conditions that are well known in the art. In addition, one of ordinary skill in the art may appropriately adjust a culture medium and culture conditions according to the selected microorganism. The culture method may include a batch culture, a continuous culture, a fed-batch culture, or a combination thereof.
  • The culture medium may include a variety of carbon sources, nitrogen sources, and trace element ingredients.
  • The carbon sources may include, for example, carbohydrates, such as glucose, sucrose, lactose, fructose, maltose, starch, and cellulose; fats, such as soybean oil, sunflower oil, castor oil, and coconut oil; fatty acids, such as palmitic acid, stearic acid, and linoleic acid; alcohol, such as glycerol and ethanol; and organic acids, such as acetic acid, or a combination thereof. The culturing of the recombinant microorganism may be performed by using glucose as a carbon source. The nitrogen sources may include, for example, organic nitrogen sources, such as peptone, yeast extract, gravy, malt extract, corn steep liquor (CSL), and soybean flour; and inorganic nitrogen sources, such as urea, ammonium sulfate, ammonium chloride, ammonium phosphate, ammonium carbonate, and ammonium nitrate; or a combination thereof. The culture medium may include, as a phosphorus source, potassium dihydrogen phosphate or potassium hydrogen phosphate. In addition, the culture medium may include sodium-containing slats corresponding to the phosphorus source, and metal salts, such as magnesium sulfate or iron sulfate. In addition, the culture medium may include amino acids, vitamins, and appropriate precursors. The medium or individual ingredients of the medium may be added to the culture medium in a batch or continuous manner.
  • In addition, compounds, such as ammonium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, ammonia, phosphoric acid, and sulfuric acid may be added to the culture medium during the culturing of the recombinant microorganism in an appropriate manner, so as to adjust pH of the culture medium. In addition, antifoaming agents, such as fatty acid polyglycol ester, may be used during the culturing of the recombinant microorganism, so as to suppress production of air bubbles. In order to maintain aerobic conditions of the culture medium, oxygen or oxygen-containing gas (e.g., air) may be injected into the culture medium. Here, a temperature of the culture medium may typically be in a range of about 20℃ to about 45℃, for example, about 25℃ to about 40℃. A period of the culturing of the recombinant microorganism may last until a desired amount of the L-amino acid is obtained, and for example, the culturing of the recombinant microorganism may last about 10 hours to about 160 hours.
  • The collecting of the L-amino acid from the culture product may be performed by appropriate culture methods known in the art, such as a batch culture, a continuous culture, or a fed-batch culture, so as to collect or recover the L-amino acid produced in the culture product.
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  • According to an aspect, a microorganism having removed or decreased activity of at least one protein selected from adenosine deaminase and AMP nucleosidase may be used to produce an L-amino acid.
  • According to another aspect, a composition for producing an L-amino acid or a method of producing an L-amino acid may be used to produce an L-amino acid in an efficient manner.
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  • FIG. 1 is a graph showing ATP levels in an L-threonine-producing strain upon gene deletion performed according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a graph showing ATP levels in an L-tryptophan-producing strain upon gene deletion performed according to the present invention.
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  • Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following examples. These examples are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
  • Example 1: Preparation of L-threonine-producing strain and L-tryptophane-producing strain, each has weakened activity of a protein encoded by add gene or amn gene
  • In L-threonine-producing strains, i.e., KCCM10910P (Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No: 2009-0076389) and KCCM-10132 (Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication NO: 2000-0013853), and L-tryptophane-producing strain, i.e., KCCM10812P (Korean Patent No: 10-0792095), genes that each encodes the Add and the Amn were deleted by homologous recombination. The add and amn genes to be deleted each include a base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 and a base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15.
  • In detail, one step inactivation, which is a technique of constructing a mutant using lambda Red recombinase developed by Datsenko KA et al. (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA., (2000) 97:6640 -6645), was used. To confirm the insertion of amplification product into the gene, a chloramphenicol-resistant gene of pUCprmfmloxC was used as a marker (Korean Patent No: 2009-007554). Then, polymerase chain reaction (hereinafter, referred to as "PCR") was performed by using pUCprmfmloxC as a template, a primer set of SEQ ID NOS: 1 and 2 having a part of the base sequences of these two genes and a part of the base sequence of the chloramphenicol-resistant gene of pUCprmfmloxC, and a primer set of SEQ ID NOS: 7 and 8 under the following conditions: 30 cycles of denaturation at 94℃ for 30 seconds, annealing at 55℃ for 30 seconds, and elongation at 72℃ for 1 minute, resulting in the amplification of a gene fragment of approximately 1,200 bp.
  • The DNA fragment obtained by the PCR amplification was electrophoresed on a 0.8% agarose gel, eluted, and used as a template for secondary PCR. The secondary PCR was performed by using the eluted primary PCR product as a template, a primer set of SEQ ID NOS: 3 and 4 having 20 bp of a complementary sequence to the 5' and 3' regions of the primary DNA fragment and further having the 5' and 3' regions of the genes, a primer set of SEQ ID NOS: 9 and 10 under the following conditions: 30 cycles of denaturation at 94℃ for 30 seconds, annealing at 55℃ for 30 seconds, and elongation at 72℃ for 1 minute, resulting in the amplification of 4 types of a gene fragment of approximately 1,300 bp. The DNA fragments obtained therefrom were electrophoresed on a 0.8% agarose gel, eluted, and used in recombination.
  • E. coli, which was transformed with a pKD46 plasmid according to the method developed by Datsenko KA et al (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA., (2000) 97:6640-6645), was prepared as a competent strain, and transformation was performed by introducing the gene fragment of 1,300 bp that was obtained by PCR. The obtained strains were selected on a LB medium supplemented with chloramphenicol. Accordingly, a deletion of the genes was confirmed by a PCR product of approximately 1,440 bp and 2,104 bp obtained by PCR using a primer set of SEQ ID NOS: 5 and 6 and a primer set of SEQ ID NOS: 11 and 12.
  • After removal of the pKD46 plasmid, the primary recombinant E. coli strain having chloramphenicol resistance was introduced with a pJW168 plasmid so as to remove the chloramphenicol marker gene from the strain (Gene, (2000) 247,255-264). In the microbial cells that were finally obtained, a deletion of the genes was confirmed by a PCR product of approximately 340 bp and 1,004 bp obtained by PCR using a primer set of SEQ ID NOS: 5 and 6 and a primer set of SEQ ID NOS: 11 and 12.
  • A deletion of the amn gene was performed in the same manner as described above by using a strain where the add gene was deleted, a primer set of SEQ ID NOS: 5 and 6, and a primer set of SEQ ID NOS: 11 and 12, and accordingly, a double deletion of these two genes were confirmed.
  • According to the method described above, 6 types of L-threonine-producing strains, i.e., a KCCM10910PΔadd strain, a KCCM10910PΔamn strain, a KCCM10910PΔaddΔamn strain, a KCCM-10132Δadd strain, a KCCM-10132Δamn strain, and a KCCM-10132ΔaddΔamn strain, were prepared. In addition, 3 types of L-tryptophan-producing strains, i.e., a KCCM10812PΔadd strain, a KCCM10812PΔamn strain, and a KCCM10812PΔaddΔamn strain, were prepared.
  • Example 2. Measurement of ATP levels in L-threonine-producing strain and L-tryptophan-producing strain
  • In order to quantify actual ATP levels found in the strains of Example 1, the 'Efficient Method for Quantitative determination of Cellular ATP Synthetic Activity' developed by KIYOTAKA Y et al (J Biom Scre, (2006) V11: No.3: PP310-17) in accordance with the use of luciferase was used. In a glucose-containing LB liquid medium, the strains of Example 1 each having different genetic transformation were cultured overnight. After removal of the supernatant by centrifugation, the microbial cells were washed with a solution of 100 mM Tris-Cl (pH 7.5), and then, treated with a permeable (PB) buffer solution (40%[v/v] Glucose, 0.8%[v/v] Triton X-100) for 30 minutes, thereby transporting the intracellular ATP to the outside. After separation of the supernatant by centrifugation again, the resultant was mixed with luciferin, which is used as a substrate of luciferase. After 10 minutes of a reaction, the degree of color development of the luciferase was measured by using a luminometer, so as to quantify ATP levels. The results are shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. All the resulting values were mean values obtained by experiments that were repeated 3 times.
  • As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in comparison between the mother strains without the gene deletion (i.e., the L-threonine-producing strain and the L-tryptophan-producing strain) and the strains of Example 1, it was confirmed that the ATP levels in the strains of Example 1 were found to be increased. In addition, it was confirmed that the ATP levels were further increased in the strains having the deletion of the add and amn genes in combinations rather than the strains having the deletion of a single gene.
  • Example 3. Confirmation of effects of L-threonine-producing strain having weakened activity of proteins encoded by E. coli add and amn genes in glucose-containing medium
  • In the L-threonie-producing strain (KCCM10910P) of Example 1, the add and amn genes were deleted separately or in combination, so as to proceed a potency test with respect to the strains having increased intracellular ATP levels by using glucose as a carbon source.
  • The strains each having different genetic transformation were cultured in the LB solid medium overnight in an incubation at 33℃. Afterwards, 1 platinum loop of each of the microbial cells was inoculated in 25 ml of titer medium containing glucose as shown in the composition of Table 1 below, and then, was cultured in an incubator at 33℃ and at 200 rpm for 50 hours. The results are shown in Table 2 below. All the resulting values were mean values obtained from 3 flasks.
  • Table 1
    Composition Concentration (per liter)
    Glucose 70 g
    KH2PO4 2 g
    (NH4)2SO4 25 g
    MgSO4·H2O 1 g
    FeSO4·H2O 5 mg
    MnSO4·H2O 5 mg
    Yeast extract 2 g
    Calcium carbonate 30 g
    pH 6.8
  • Table 2
    Strain OD Glucose consumption (g/L)* L-threonine (g/L)**
    KCCM10910P 25.8 30.3 31.5
    KCCM10910PΔadd 23.7 33.9 32.7
    KCCM10910PΔamn 22.9 35.7 33.4
    KCCM10910PΔaddΔamn 22.7 36.0 33.6
  • * 30-hr measured value
  • ** 50-hr measured value
  • As shown in Table 2 above, it was confirmed that the strains having the gene deletion according to the present invention resulted in the increased glucose consumption by about 18.8% as compared with the glucose consumption of the mother strain. It was also confirmed that the amounts of threonine produced in the strains were increased by about 6.6% as compared with the amount of threonine produced in the mother strain. These results denote that, in consideration of the ATP levels as shown in FIG. 1, the activity of the transformed strains was increased by the increased ATP levels thereof, and accordingly, the glucose consumption rates or the producibility of the amino acid of the transformed strains were improved.
  • In this regard, the KCCM10910PΔaddΔamn strain having enhanced glucose consumption rates and threonine producibility was named 'E. coli CA03-8254P' (Accession No: KCCM11494P, deposited at the Korean Culture Center of Microorganisms (KCCM) on December 9, 2013).
  • Example 4. Confirmation of effects of L-threonine-producing strain having weakened activity of proteins encoded by E. coli add and amn genes in glucose-containing medium
  • In the L-threonie-producing strain (KCCM-10132) of Example 1, the add and amn genes were deleted separated or in combination, so as to proceed a potency test with respect to the strains having increased intracellular ATP levels by using glucose as a carbon source.
  • The strains each having different genetic transformation were cultured in the LB solid medium overnight in an incubation at 33℃. Afterwards, 1 platinum loop of each of the microbial cells was inoculated in 25 ml of titer medium containing glucose as shown in the composition of Table 1 below, and then, was cultured in an incubator at 33℃ and at 200 rpm for 50 hours. The results are shown in Table 3 below. All the resulting values were mean values obtained from 3 flasks.
  • Table 3
    Strain OD Glucose consumption (g/L)* L-threonine (g/L)**
    KCCM-10132 25.8 32.0 20.2
    KCCM-10132Δadd 22.7 34.0 21.0
    KCCM-10132Δamn 22.7 35.5 21.5
    KCCM-10132ΔaddΔamn 23.0 36.2 21.5
  • * 30-hr measured value
  • ** 50-hr measured value
  • As shown in Table 3 above, it was confirmed that the strains having the gene deletion according to the present invention resulted in the increased glucose consumption by about 13% as compared with the glucose consumption of the mother strain. It was also confirmed that the amounts of threonine produced in the strains were increased by about 6.4% as compared with the amount of threonine produced in the mother strain.
  • Example 5. Confirmation of effects of L-tryptophan-producing strain having weakened activity of proteins encoded by E. coli add and amn genes in glucose-containing medium
  • In the L-tryptophan-producing strain (KCCM10812P) of Example 1, the add and amn genes were deleted separately or in combination, so as to proceed a potency test with respect to the strains having increased intracellular ATP levels by using glucose as a carbon source.
  • In order to proceed the potent test, 1 platinum loop of each of the microbial cells was inoculated in 25 ml of titer medium containing glucose as shown in the composition of Table 4 below, and then, was cultured in an incubator at 37℃ and at 200 rpm for 48 hours. The results are shown in Table 5 below. All the resulting values were mean values obtained from 3 flasks.
  • Table 4
    Composition Concentration (per liter)
    Glucose 60 g
    K2HPO4 1 g
    (NH4)2SO4 10 g
    NaCl 1 g
    MgSO4·H2O 1 g
    Sodium citrate 5 g
    Yeast extract 2 g
    Calcium carbonate 40 g
    Phenylalanine 0.15 g
    Thyrosine 0.1 g
    pH 6.8
  • Table 5
    Strain OD Glucose consumption (g/L)* L-tryptophan (g/L)**
    KCCM10812P 18.2 34.5 5.92
    KCCM10812PΔadd 17.7 36.8 6.90
    KCCM10812PΔamn 17.9 38.0 7.15
    KCCM10812PΔaddΔamn 18.0 38.0 7.50
  • * 33-hr measured value
  • ** 48-hr measured value
  • As shown in Table 5 above, it was confirmed that the strains having the gene deletion according to the present invention resulted in the increased glucose consumption by about 10% as compared with the glucose consumption of the mother strain. It was also confirmed that the amounts of tryptophan produced in the strains were increased by about 26.6 % as compared with the amount of tryptophan produced in the mother strain. These results denote that, in consideration of the ATP levels as shown in FIG. 2, the activity of the transformed strains was increased by the increased ATP levels thereof, and accordingly, the glucose consumption rates or the producibility of the amino acid of the transformed strains were improved.
  • It should be understood that the exemplary embodiments described therein should be considered in a descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. Descriptions of features or aspects within each embodiment should typically be considered as available for other similar features or aspects in other embodiments. While one or more embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the figures, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims.
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  • Depositary institution : Korean Culture Center of Microorganisms (international)
  • Accession number : KCCM11494P
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  1. A recombinant microorganism having enhanced producibility of an L-amio acid, wherein activity of at least one of adenosine deaminase comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 and AMP nucleosidase comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16 removed or decreased.
  2. The recombinant microorganism of claim 1, wherein the L-amino acid is L-threonine or L-tryptophan.
  3. The recombinant microorganism of claim 1, the recombinant microorganism belongs to the genus Escherichia.
  4. The recombinant microorganism of claim 3, wherein the recombinant microorganism is Escherichia coli.
  5. A method of producing L-amino acid, the method comprising:
    culturing the recombinant microorganism of any one of claims 1 to 4; and
    collecting an L-amino acid from the culture.
  6. The method of claim 5, wherein the L-amino acid is L-threonine or L-tryptophan.
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